Local artists finish mural on wall at Hope Bridge
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When the world gives you graffiti, make art.
After Hope resident Kathleen Huntley began noticing more frequent incidents of graffiti on the prominent wall beside …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When the world gives you graffiti, make art.
After Hope resident Kathleen Huntley began noticing more frequent incidents of graffiti on the prominent wall beside …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
With big life changes often comes a hankering for a new challenge. This is true for Hope residents Kathy and Denny Gorup, who launched head …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Judith M. Carpenter pled guilty to second-degree murder on May 25, putting an end to nearly two years of court proceedings since her 2019 arrest …
By Nancy Foster Renk
Reader Contributor
Hope was a relatively new town when James Henry Towles arrived there no later than 1901. The Northern Pacific laid tracks across the Idaho …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Edward Kienholz has been waiting 25 years for his driver.
The world-renowned artist was buried in his 1940 Packard Coupe on Howe Mountain in Hope …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Looking to buy some property in Hope in 2002, Jackie Henrion and her husband spent a night at Hotel Hope. The building, which was constructed …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Strong Creek Bridge in Hope will remain inaccessible to cars over the upcoming holiday, as crews work to completely replace the nearly century-old structure.…
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The view from the Jamieson’s dining room table is familiar but still breathtaking.
Beyond the curtains and glass lies Lake Pend Oreille, sprawled out beneath …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The nearly century-old bridge over Strong Creek in Hope is slated for replacement in coming weeks — a project that will alter travel through the …
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